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The Russian Research Institute of Blood Circulation Pathology named after E.N. Meshalkin, Novosibirsk, Siberia, and the Khristianovich Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Siberian Branch of RAS, are developing an original implantable artificial heart pump. The miniature heart device is designed by Russian scientists to provide the proper blood circulation in the heart and even to completely replace the heart function in the future.

A Russian R&D Team from Tomsk Polytechnical University is developing a portable ECG recording device utilizing non-contact sensors. Alexander Uvarov who is one of the developers of this innovative system says it will be possible to record ECG on the chest through clothing.

The Russian United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation and the Russian National Research University MAI are planning to create an artificial heart based on the latest biotechnological and bioengineering advancements.
Russian project leader Alexander Kulish says it will give us a chance to understand and model “the natural software” of the heart functioning that includes a great number of heart performance parameters, relationships, regularities, regulation & feedback loops and control system in general.

The Saint Petersburg State University opens 5 new research labs funded by Russian Governmental mega-grants. St. Petersburg University’s international teams are focused on bioinformatics, fundamental physics and special topics: economic performance and environment; social analysis of migration processes.

The ceremony of award of the President’s Prize in Science and Innovation for Young Scientists took place at the Kremlin’s St. Catherine Hall. The Prize was awarded by Sergey Ivanov, Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office.